Grade Level 2 of 8

Kindergarten

Heel, place, stay, and free — the behavioral foundations that anchor everything that comes next.

In Kindergarten, dogs learn to be mindful of thresholds, stay focused through turns, hold steady in place, and understand the concept of being free. The curriculum builds on Pre-School with lessons on manners, socialization, and proper play while continuing to boost confidence and exposure to various sights and sounds.

This is where most dogs land after graduating from a Partners board-and-train Camp. The foundations built here — heel, place, stay — anchor every higher-level behavior your dog will learn.

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Who This Level Is For

Is Kindergarten the Right Fit for Your Dog?

Dogs who have completed Pre-School, graduates of any Partners board-and-train Camp, or dogs who already have basic manners and need structured foundation work.

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Every behavior, manner, trick, and tool introduced at this grade level — tracked individually in PD360 so you can see exactly where your dog stands.

Where This Level Sits

Your Progress at

Every behavior your dog learns is tracked in PD360 — our pet progress system. Watch how the curriculum builds level by level.

Total cumulative behaviors learned

Graduation Criteria

When Do Dogs Move From Kindergarten to Elementary?

Dogs graduate to Elementary once they can heel, place, stay, and release on a free cue with light distraction, and demonstrate impulse control around thresholds.

PD360 Pet Progress

Every Skill at

Every behavior, milestone, and assessment lives in PD360 — our proprietary pet progress tracking system. The same record follows your dog across Group Classes, DaySchool, board-and-train Camps, private lessons, and grooming. One profile, one progress story, one team.

300+ Tracked variables per dog
8 Grade levels & curriculum tracks
120+ Behaviors across the journey
Years Of continuous progress data

Behavior-Level Detail

Every command, manner, and trick is tracked through Introduced → Reinforced → Proofed stages.
Programs Stay in Sync

Progress in Group Class flows into DaySchool, Camps, and private lessons. Trainers see the same record.
Honest Recommendations

Your dog moves up when the data says they're ready — not when a calendar says so.
Years of Continuity

Whether your dog is in Pre-School or Dogtorate, the full history travels with them.